Ohio Agate Basins

Ohio Agate Basins are a lanceolate form that shares an outline and heritage with their more famous Western Cousins, but has several key flaking differences and lasted significantly longer (although still squarely in the paleo era.) As Mojave pointed out elsewhere, the original Agate Basin points like those found at the type site in Wyoming have a relatively short horizon and are quite rare.

From the couple of well dated and excavated sites in Northern Indiana & Ohio where these have been found it is thought that at least in one portion of their range the Ohio Agate Basin hunters focused on Elk and perhaps Stag Moose (Cervalces scotti, not the modern moose) which would have been the largest animals in Ohio after the ice age.

While they the makers used several local materials, it is commonly estimated that 80% to 90% are made from Coshocton & Mercer chert/flint.

I certainly welcome any additions or edits to my perhaps less than traditional thoughts on this type.

Nice examples! Here in western PA., it seems the majority of Paleo points are made from either Onondaga, Coshocton, Upper Mercer, or Jasper. Other materials are also seen but not in the same %. Funny thing is, in this area, Paleo points are rarely seen made from Flintridge, but I'll occasionally find Paleo tool forms made from it, but not often.

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